Many ways to safety, recovery for abuse victims

SVU member sees vast change in resources offered to women

10:59 PM,
Oct. 7, 2013

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Deputy Peggy Macias has a special place in her heart for domestic violence survivors.

Her mother, Marilyn Dayoc, 77, is one of them.

Macias often saw her mother escape the violence of her first husband only to be met with little help and little resources. This was the 1960s, when domestic abuse was often considered an acceptable part of marriage, and few resources were available to help women escape. ...